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Colombo (News 1st); 538 COVID-19 cases were reported in Sri Lanka on Thursday (10), said the National Operation Center for the Prevention of the COVID-19 outbreak.
The following is a breakdown of the cases reported on Thursday (10).
304 - Colombo District
28 - Gampaha District
27 - Kalutara District
38 - Kandy District
10 - Kurunegala District
23 - Ratnapura District
11 - Ampara District
14 - Galle District
01 - Nuwara Eliya District
01 - Hambantota District
06 - Matara District
01 - Polonnaruwa District
03 - Matara District
02 - Jaffna District
448 of these cases were from the Peliyagoda Cluster and 21 others were from prisons in Sri Lanka.
In addition, 69 returnees from overseas had also tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.
41 - Returnees from South Sudan
11 - Returnees from Oman
10 - Returnees from the United Arab Emirates
01 - Returnee from India
01 - Returnee from the Maldives
01 - Returnee from the UK
04 - Sailors
According to the Department of Government Information, the total number of COVID-19 cases receiving treatment in hospital stands at 8,206.
At the same time, 22,261 people have been cured and discharged from hospitals.
Accordingly, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reported so far stands at 30,613.